Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, Student Review Guide, 5th Edition,9780471662907

Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, Student Review Guide, 5th Edition

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780471662907
ISBN10: 0471662909
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-01
Publisher(s): WILEY
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Summary

Just read the headlines. Whether it' s global warming, arctic drilling, or expanding industrial nations, the news is filled with stories about environmental issues. To understand the news, you have to understand the science. With Botkin and Keller' s Fifth Edition of "Environmental Science, you' ll have the opportunity to develop a firm foundation of scientific knowledge, so you can think through environmental issues and make your own decisions regarding the environment.

Table of Contents

Key Themes in Environmental Sciences
1(10)
Science as a Way of Knowning: Critical Thinking About the Environment
11(14)
The Big Picture: Systems of Change
25(12)
The Human Population and the Environment
37(18)
The Biogeochemical Cycles
55(10)
Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management
65(14)
Biological Diversity
79(18)
Biogeography
97(10)
Biological Productivity and Energy Flow
107(14)
Ecological Restoration
121(12)
Producing Enough Food for the World: How Agriculture Depends on Environment
133(16)
Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
149(12)
Forests, Parks, and Landscapes
161(12)
Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species
173(16)
Environmental Health, Pollution and Toxicology
189(14)
Energy: Some Basics
203(12)
Fossil Fuels and the Environment
215(10)
Alternative Energy and the Environment
225(12)
Nuclear Energy and the Environment
237(10)
Water Supply, Use, and Management
247(14)
Water Pollution and Treatment
261(12)
The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming
273(14)
Air Pollution
287(12)
Indoor Air Pollution
299(8)
Ozone Depletion
307(8)
Minerals and The Environment
315(10)
Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues
325(14)
Urban Environments
339(10)
Waste Management
349(10)
Planning for a Sustainable Future
359(8)
Ecotest Answers 367

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